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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
DEFIANCE,

Editor DuntonS Spirit Of the TUf:-I
notice in the Feb. 10 number ofyour pap
er an inquiry for the pedigree of the
blind horse Defiance, which the writer
says was from Pennsylvania about forty
years ago, and was the sire of Young
Defiance, with one white hind foot to
pastern and small white spot on the other
hind foot, that stood at Springville, Erie
Co., n. Y. Undoubtedly, | can say more
of those two horses than any man living,
while they were there at Springville, but
when he asks for the pedigree of French
horse, he has us all beat. Notwithstand-
ing, he was good horse of his kind, and
| will prove it before | get through. |
will also show that this Young Defiance
never did any service at Springville. In
June, 1913, man by the name of Capen,
brought this blind horse to Springvlle
for service. 1t was then said he brought
him from Canada. AT any rate, he was
French horse, but one of the large kind
was jet black, marked almost as the
description of Young Defiance, which
was correct. This old horse stood GER
tainly 164 hands, with one of the most az
ched necks we often see; so deep and so
arched that it would fall four inches ont
of line; was fine prompt actor to the
bride, though as blind as bat: had as
fine folding knee action as | ever saw.
Why remember him more distinctly. IL
was my first stallion season. lie was
standing at s., and so was my horse. This
was the highest price going in our coun-
try. He got few mares in foal and that
was his first and last season there. After
the season he was turned out in a log
pasture and, being blind, fell over among
the logs, got cast and died. The next
year, 1874, his produce began to come
along and among them was this Young
Defiance now in question. He was raised
by Charley Wilder, up to two years past.
In the fall of 1916, in November, had a
friend down at Fultonville, Montgomery
Co., forty miles west of Albany, by the
name of John McGregor. He came to
visit me, and while there | showed him
around among the colts and horses, and
he bought the Charley Wilder colt, then
about two and half years old. lie cal
culated to lead him through on foot, 300
miles, so when he got ready to start, |
was to go with him as far as we could 90
in one day, then come back the next.
The mud was deep and Ipitied the fellow
and kept on with him the second day.
down the Genesee flats. Mud still deep
er. The second night got him to con-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07

Jay Gould, 2:2la, Gen. Washington,
son of Gen. Knox and Lady Thorne, and
Stranger, son of Gen. Washington and
Goldsmith Maid, are all at the farm of
Il. =. Todhunter, near Lexington, Ky.
There are many well-bred youngsters
offered for sale, regarding which quote
the following from the catalogue:
"All of the stock in this catalogue,
numbered - to l5s inclusive, is offered
for sale, and at very moderate prices
Most of the stakes in which entries have
been made will be events of great impor-
lance, as for instance the Spirit of the
Times Futurity Stake is already worth
about $500, the IIorseman Great Ex-
pectation Stake, $500, and when the
time arrives for them to be trotted. each
of these stakes will probably be worth
upward of $4,000 to the winner.-
Sportsman.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07

sent to put the colt on the cars at Roch-
ester. So the third day we pointed for
Rochester and got in there some time
after dark we had made about 100 miles
in the three days. The next morning,
the fourth day, pointed back for home,
after taking the last look at the colt, and
with promise that he would put him on
the cars and take him through. But he
did no such thing. Something was wrong
about the ears and the Scotchman took
him through the next POO miles on foot,
he leading him. Now, this article has
come to be quite lengthy already, but to
do the old blind hero justice, | will say
never saw poor colt by him, and he sir
ed the first trotting horse ever owned |
sold him to Mr.. Joseph Hall of Roches-
ter, the owner of old st. Lawrence and
Geo. NJ Patchcn. Y.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07

was, instead, by son of Black Hawk,
and her dam by old Black Hawk. The
evidence of breeding, that like follows
like, points very straight in all of these
cases to the real blood. The dam of Har-
old with her Arabian head and dishing
face, it is safe to believe, was not by ABB
dallah. Amazonia we have always
thought might have been by a son of
Messenger. So, too, the dam of Myron
Perry, the breeding of which nobody
knows, but which Mr.. Wallace gives as by
Hopkins Abdallah, might have been by
anybodys Abdallah, as she was a coarse,
big mare with large ears and slim tail !;
but the handsome dam of Sea Foam, that
was bought from livery stable in Bos-
ton, where it was said that she came from
Maine, and of which nothing else was ever
known by her owners, but which again
MIR. Wallace, with faulty for error that
is most extraordinary, and recklessness
of truth that is equally so, says was by
Harris Hambletonian-could hardly pos
sibly have been so.
The great sires Ethan Allen and Ham
bletonian were the result of in-breeding,
so also were Happy Medium, Almont.
Belmont and Winthrop Morrill,; but Blue
Bull, George Wilkes, Daniel Lambert,
Electioneer, Strathmore, Governor
Sprague, Green's Bashaw, Edward Ever
EFT, Gen. Knox, Mambrino Patchen, Sui
tan, Swigert, Volunteer, Woodford Mann
brine, Nutwood, Jay Gould, Sweepstakes,
Dictator, Young Columbus, Godfrey's
Patchen, Champion, Hiatoga and Pilot,
Jr., were not a quick glance over the
trotters with records of 2 30 and better
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
CHARM 2:24 I-2,

This beautiful young pacing stallion
made record at the Indiana Breeders
Meeting. Aug ,, of III, driven clear to
the outside of the track on account of
dust, and it was the general opinion that
on a fast track with company to drive
Charm paced at Paris, H., in 224!.
which is the fastest mile ever trotted or
paced over that track. In Chicago he
got second money in II race won by the
ileetfooted Jennie Lind (by Longstrider)
who made record of 2:1S4 over the
Terre Haute track. He is also very
speedy at the trot, having shown trial
in his three-year-old form at Chicago in
2 :233, but the pace is his swiftest gait, as
demonstrated at Council Bluffs, Iowa,
where he went trial mile in 2:2lt, last
half in :0S4. He is golden sorrel
. years old, l54 hands high with plenty
of bone and substance and in stud form
will weigh about LOO pounds. An ex-
animation Of his pedigree will account
for his great speed and beauty-sired by
Leroy (son of Amboy, sire of Corbins
Bashaw, 2 :2Gf), dam by Stevens Unwhar-
RE (sire of Flora Belle, 2:224) by Far
lows Unwharrie, son of Hills Black
Hawk. Leroy's dam was by Lofty Gold
Dust, son of Dorsey's old Gold Dust.
Charm is owned by w. X. Woodward
of Chicago and handled by the popular
trainer and driver, Chas. Buckley, in
whose charge he will make a short sea-
son in the stud this fall and next spring
atCrawfordsville, Ind Western Sports
man and LIVE Stock News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
BLUE CLOUD.

Editor Dunton's Spirit Of the Turf
Your very interesting paper of the Goth
ult. is before me, in which one j. II.
Anderson asks: SIS the stallion Blue
Cloud by Suckers Rainbow (sire of
Locke and Flora Belle, pacers), by Old
Rainbow; dam by Alexander's Abdal-
laha; I'd dam by Mambrino Patchen, ETC.,
standard?" You very properly answer
that you think Blue Cloud is not stand
ard. Allow me to say that the pedigree
of Blue Cloud as above given is incorrect
and false throughout. Blue Cloud was
foaled some forty miles from here, in
Clay Co., H., and was bred by gentle
man personally well known to me he was
sired by gray pacing stallion then own
ed by my friend, VIM. Locke of Flora, Clay
Co., Ill. Mr.. Locke is reputable gen
tleman, who now resides in independence,
la. Locke's gray stallion was son of
either kramer's or Suckers Rainbow !;
don't remember which. The dam of
Blue Cloud was common farm mare.
am very sure that at the time Blue Cloud
was bred there was no daughter of Alex
ander's Abdallah owned at or near where
Blue Cloud made the season, when said
stallion was bred. In word, the Abdal-
lab Mambrino Patchen crosses on dams
side are purely and simply gross fabrlca-
tons The stallion Locke, record 2:26,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
WATERWITCH.

One of the most famous brood mares
we have have ever known was Water
witch, which mare died January s, 1857,
at the famous WOODBURY. Farm. at Spring
Station, Ky. We clip from the American
Cultivator as follows: "She was bred
by +. p. kinbcad, Woodford county. KY,
foaled in 1853, got by Pilot, Jr. dam Fan
ny, by kinkead's st. Lawrence; ID dam
Benda, breeding untraced. but believed
to have been thoroughbred. When 3
years old Waterwitch was bred to Alex
ander's Abdallah, and brought II bay filly
called Diadcm: since then she has prod
uced sixteen other foals. Her second
was Mambrino Gift, the first stallion to
make "A record of , 20; he is now credit
ed with seven in the , 80 list, and was
by Relf's Mambrno Patchen. Her third
was Peri, dam of Alice Taylor 2:3O
Her fourth died. Her fifth was the not
ed trotter Scotland :22l, by imp. Bonnie
Scotland. She then brought Fairy Belle
dam of Nymphia 2:26D. by Belmont :;
dit'I HlNli Cdinc l'olpIllu, ny Joe tlook-
er: then Sprite, dam of Sphinx, 3-year-old
, p !, by Belmont: next Cndine. 49,.
by Woodford Mambrino then Woodlawn.
by Hero of Thorndalc. Watersprite, by
Belmont, Naad. trial :3O,, by Belmont.
Wavelet. trial 2:2Si !. by Belmont, War
lock, sold for 81 300 to parties in Eng
land), by Belmont, Viking 2:20l, owned
by Isaiah Thomas, Gotfstown, n. H.,
Waterloo, by Belmont, and Warden, also
by Belmont, recently purchased by Col.
Harry II. Hale, proprietor of Island Stock
Farm, Bradford, Mass. New England
breeders were fortunate enough to secure
two of the very best of this wonderful
mares produce. Vikings record is only
a half-second slower than that of Mann
brine Gift, aud with the same amonnt of
handling that the latter received, he
would doubtless have mark of , 10. Il
limit which the best trainers in this vi
entity think him capable of reaching with
one full seasons handling"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
FASHION FARM.

The names of illustrious performers
who have found home at the famous
Fashion Farm outnumber those at any
other breeding establishment in this
country. As the reader opens the hand
some catalogue just issued his attention
is arrested at the title page by the fol-
lowing array of great names
Goldsmith Maid, IA; Lady Thorne,
PAST; Lucy, 2:lSt; Lady Maud, 2:lSi 4;
Rosalind, 2:2l3; Lady Banker, 2 :23
Belle Strickland, 2:26; Western Girl,
2:27; Idol, 2:27; Big Mary, Ups; Scot
land Maid, , ;2Si Daisy Burns, 2 29a, and
Maud, = :29i. In addition to these names,
all of which have been or still are mat
rons at this farm, appear those of many
who have become noted by reason of hav-
ing produced fast performers.
The stations retained for service at
Fashion Farm are Rumor @ :29t and
SANDER q :2SO. The former is by Tat
tier, :26, dam Martense Maid, by Jack
sons Flying Cloud; I'd dam Jenny Lind,
by Abdallah; Sd dam by imp. Trustee
This is good breeding. Tattler was by
Pilot, Jr., and his dam was Teltale, by
lebanon (thoroughbred). Tattler was
not only a trotter, as his record testifies,
but he sired trotters, having to his credit
Voltaire, ? '204; indianapolis, 2 81; SLAM
der, 2;2s3; Gossip, 2 :3Ot (trial, PAID {;
and Others of great speed, but with rec
ords outside the 2 80 boundary. From
his dam Rumor gets the strong Black
Hawk or Morgan cross, which gives him
not only additional speed but a hardy
constitution, feet and legs that will stand
the wear and tear of campaigning.
The second dam added speed inherit
ance from Abdallah, and the third dam
bequeathed additional speed and stamina
derived from the sire who begot the first
trotter to cover twenty miles in one hour.
SANDER is bred like his stable-compan-
ion on the paternal side, being by Tat
tier, dam Daisy Burns, 2:29a, by Sken-
andoah, son of Broken-Legged Hunter,
by Kentucky Hunter. This is stout
cross, and as SANDER is the result of a
union of sire and dam each with fast trot-
ting records, so he is IA trotter in the nat
ural law of heredty, having a record
of 2:2S4, which is no measure of his
speed, and there is no doubt but that he
will trot in 2 20 with another year or two
of training.
Each of these horses are offered to the
public at the moderate price of $50 for
service.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07

2 ;25. How does this compare with Blacd
Hawk and his descendants? Up to JAM
uary, 1885, he had two hundred aud thirI
teen , 30 performers in the male lined
and ninety performers from mares Of
Black Hawk descent. The fact that Fly|
ing Morgan was by the IIackett horse,
family that never have got trotters will
any uniformity, is strong proof that Id
did not get Ethan Allen.
The descendants of Woodbury. Morgan
were fine business horses, many of then
good roadsters, but as a family were moi
trotters, as the records show. FLYING
Morgan's record was 2:57. He became
nearly blind from overheatng at that
Intelligent breeders who have investiga
ted the breeding of Ethan Allen ant
Black Hawk will continue to breed tc
their descendants for all or any Other
branch of the whole Morgan family.
OBSERVER.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
borse Department.
PROSPECTUS.

The increasing prosperity of the REGISTERS
gratifying to its owners but its circulation
isn't tenth part of what we intend ii shall
be. The REGISTER Is the highest authority in
the world on the true history and pedigree of
the American road horse. As such,it deserves
and must get the very widest circulation. Its
Horse Department Is worth many times its
subscription price - valuable, instructive,
entertaining From all over the country we
have an immense amount of original matter
coming in tor this department, and we eX-
pect to be able to give soon the history
and pedigree of the following famous hors
es hitherto unknown Old Pilot, st. Law
renee, Columbus, dam of Royal George, North
American or Bullock Horse; Lady Surrey dam
of Henry Clay; Tom Thumb, g. s. of Green's
Bashaw Leonidas, reputed z. =. of Biggart's
Rather, and many others
This is e-eminently the kind of intorma
ton that all gentlemen of intelligence desire,
and none such American can well afford to be
without this paper. 1t is the American gentle
mans paper tor the history OF the horse. In
all such information there is included much
local and general history. indeed the trac-
ing OF some of these pedigrees seems very
similar to "A romance, in which one sees not
only the animated bearing and noble action
of the horse, but also the life and beauty of
the country through which he travels.
Terms, also per year Tell your neghbors.
Spread the circulation. We want the REGIS.
TER to go upon every farm in the country,
from Maine TO California and there are sew
eral il does not vet reach.
AS before announced, all horses. mares and
geldings that trace IN direct male line to Jus.
tin Morgan and have Mt least one sixty-tourth
OF the blood of the original Morgan will be
recorded in our Morgan Register tor the usual
registering fee OF one dollar.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
EARTHQUAKE.


n correspondent of the Mirror and Farm
err writes as follows: ~ know the horse.
Old Earthquake, as well as anybody.
Why he is called Old Earthquake is be-
cause he is now quite old, and as there
was, two years ago, owned in Alburgh.
VT, stallion called Young Earthquake
Ga son of the old horse). it was to distin-
guish the two horses apart that old was
added to Earthquakes name. When |
speak of Earthquake mean the old 'hoss =
Young Earthquake is the best stocl, horse
Earthquake ever sired, and is now owned
by o. b. Hutchins, Arlington. Mass. He
is larger than his sire. Young Earth
quake's dam was sired by the Averil
horse, said to be sired by Woodbury. Nor
gan. Earthquake was foaled in 1863.
being bred by Luther +. Ferris, South
Hero, Grand Isle Co., Vt. Ferris is now
dead.) Earthquakes sire was the Me-
Gregor horse, as he was sometimes called
in this section, his right name being North
star North star was sired by the North
Hawk. He was sired by Hills Black
Hawk. The dam of Sherman Morgan
was IIambletonian. Earthquake is now
owned by Captain Warren Corbin. South
Hero, VT, and was, the last time saw
him, as fat as Il seal. He has the hcaycs
very badly, but otherwise is sound as a
nut. lie is coal black, with quite a large
star in the forehead. Earthquake is the
sire of Rex } :221, who was raised in this
town by Will Haynes, his dam being
what is now called the Jim O'Neil mare.
now owned by Geo. lIaylett, who has a
colt, half brother to Rex, and sired by the
Ira A. Hall horse. Village Boy is another
son of Earthquake, and is now owned, |
believed, in Pittsfied. Mass. C.. B. Rus
sell raised Village Boy, and he has a full
brother that by some accident got hipped
in the stable; nevertheless he can trot in
3 100 on ice. He is gelding. Russell
has also full sister to Village Boy, that
it would take some money to buy. Brad
leyBarow Mr.. Russell raised, and he is
now owned in Alburgh. Vt. Earthquake
is the best stock horse ever raised in this
county. and doubt not in the State. II
some influential horseman had owned
Earthquake, instead of Warren Corbin.
the old horses name would have been
known all over the country. His service
fee was never above SO to warrant, and
for two mares SO. Though the efforts of
Mr.. G. W. Thomas. the owner of Stargard
and Eglamour, Earthquake has been en-
tered in the American trotting register,
coming in under rule I. If was one of
your monied New Hampshire horsemen,
and had IA good, likely Mambrino Wilkes
mare. young, | would send her up to
Earthquake to be bred, as the old horse
has about all the genuine Black Hawk
blood there is to be had in this day."
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
MONITOR.

EdHor Duntoa's Spirit If me TWJ:-
got Monitor the spring of 1870 He was
then said to be | years old. The spring OF
1872 | sent him back to W heeliug, ". Va.
where got him. He belonged to man
by the nam of Sigh Photograph, cashier
of the People, Bank, of Wheeling. W. Va.
He was dark chestnut with three white
feet, nearly Is hands high. bred him
to a ST. Lawrence mare, and got Little
Sioux, record pa. think you write
to j. ID. Du Boise, of Wheeling, w. Va,
he can tell you about him. | was living
in Illinois, when got him, p miles from
st. Louis, in Madison county.
Yours truly, G.. ID. Wilson.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
JACK SPRATT, 2:26 ga.

Editor DHaioR's Spirit Of the TWf -
Jack Spratt was foaled June TO- 1879.
He is brown gelding, l5I hands, quite
long bodied, round barreled, heavy quar-
tered, quite heavy name and tail, very
sharp-looling head, and eye like hawk.
His ears set wide apart and are short :;
his hind feet and fetlocks are white up
to his ankles. He was miXed-gaited I'M
til properly shod, and then he was as
pure-gaited a horse as ever struck a
track. He was used but little until five
years old: then for three years he was
driven almost every day in a Concord
wagon, with two men in it, distance of
ten miles, including both ways. In June,
1883, traded for him, logged him to and
from my place of business (being four
miles day for six weeks; then | gave
him four miles track work. After this
he was started in four races, Aug. 6, !,
Is and 16, in 3 :00 and so classes. win
ming first money in all and getting Il
record of :35I. Since, he has trotted
10 races, winning first money in II. Last
year he got record of 2:29i; this year,
2:25i. His sire, Tom Patchcn, by Geo.
NJ. Patchen, owned by Gilbert Fowler
of Portland, Me-, was IS years old at the
time Jack was sired. He was killed last
spring. His dam, a Morgan mare, was
owned by Mr.. Blake, of Gorham, Me-,
she being well along in years at the same
time. She died about three wears ago.
Tom was brown horse, l5l hands,
weight $50 lbs. Now, if there is any
thing more you want to know send me
word. Respectfully yours,
WM. ii. SMELL.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
VARIOUS NOTES.

FROM inc American tultiNutOr.
Mr.. George II. Hicks is evidently one|
of the successful trainers who is not pref
JUDGED against Morgan strains in a troll
ter. While among the Vermont breeders|
last week Mr.. Hicks bought of II. X.
Hamilton the tive-year-old mare Daisy|
Ray, by Ben Franklin 2 :29). dam bv
Green Island Black Hawk. son of YER
mont Black Hawk. He also bought the
l5.24 hand, siX-year-old trotting gelding
II. T. C., four-year-old record = 80 |. win
ner of colt stakes at the Vermont Breed
ers' meeting in lSS5 and 1856. II. +. G..
Is another inbred Black Hawk, being by
Ben Franklin, dam by III Boy, son of
Vermont Black Hawk. A five-year-old
full sister to the above, known as Ruth.
standing l5-2, was also bought by Mr..
Hicks, who in addition to the above will
have Star Franklin, by Ben Franklin. dam
by Motifs Independent, in his string this
season.
\ subscriber in this State has favored
us with the breeding of Hambletonian
Victor, inquired for in a recent issue.
which, according to the printed card of
his owner, is as follows: Sire, Gen. Put
nam, by Rolla, by Hills Black Hawk
dam by Goldsmiths Volunteers second
dam by Seely's American Star. Our in
formant adds that he would be consid-
cred by fashionable breeders first-class
dunghill, yet he is the sire of some very
promising colts, one of which trotted n
half-mile in | Is in her four-vear-old
form, and several others can beat ? 40.
and many of his get show from three
minute to 3! gait without handling.
Our subscriber wishes to know if he is
eligible to registry as nOnstandard. Ac-
cording to the new regulations he is not,
but that will not prevent his get from
beating many standardized ones in a
race.